From its inception, the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department has focused on applied and fundamental research programs aimed at problems of national interest and need. When you pursue a graduate degree you join an active and vital research program that has been, and remains, an integral part of the department's mission. Our goal is to maintain strength in areas critical to existing industries while conducting research in new areas vital to emerging technologies.

With few exceptions, the department provides support for all qualified applicants in the form of research assistantships (RAs), fellowships or teaching assistantships. RAs are offered on a calendar-year basis by individual faculty members. Fellowships, awarded on the basis of scholarship, are also granted on a calendar-year basis. Applicants seeking financial support should indicate such in the "assistantship" section of the admissions application. Complete applications should be submitted by the deadline to insure priority consideration for fall semester financial support.

Our department maintains strong ties with several local industrial and federal research laboratories and private industries such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Geological Survey, Rockwell International (Rocky Flats), ARCO Oil and Gas, Coors Brewing and Ceramics and its allied technology development companies, and IBM Corporation.